f1freak 0 #1 July 29, 2005 A pic from another thread set this off. I'm a late 70's / 80's kid, and I was so into PRO wrestling... the big deal was AWA back then. It was so cool..... Years after i stopped watching wrestling, I had one of my favorites buy a little tourist trap souvenir shop with his wife, and move in to a house that was less than 1 mile away..... does anyone know who he is? (see pic) or who were some of your old favorites....... damn i feel old.......HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RfukfreeflyingW 0 #2 July 29, 2005 Quote Do you remember "Real" professional wrestling I'm sorry to be the one to break this to you, but wrestling is/was fake, even in the 70's / 80's It'll be ok, just realize it was all an act... ---- -God, you are the perfect amount of dumb... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #3 July 29, 2005 Looks like George "The Animal" Steel. edited to add: Forgot to add: ...plus Bobby "the Brain" Heenan. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #4 July 29, 2005 I know......... I should have said "NOT AS COMERCIAL" professional wrestling..... At least back then we didnt have people 30+ years old, truly trying to convince you that it was "ALL REAL...." HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #5 July 29, 2005 Your almost there....... Here is one of him with Bobby "the Brain" Heenan (in his younger days...)HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #6 July 29, 2005 "Real" wrestling was Johnny Weaver back in the day. Of course, that was pre-steroids.....he and Charles Atlas would both look like weinies today. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #7 July 29, 2005 Thats alot of it to....... (see pic2) back then they were big dudes, but not like today...... It was cool that back then..... PRO Wresting would do a show at your highschool...... Here's a pic of him and his tag-team partner.... Big clue on who he is.....HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #8 July 29, 2005 Baron von Raschke Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #9 July 29, 2005 QuoteBaron von Raschke Hell yea....... Who is the dude interviewing him in this pic?HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #10 July 29, 2005 We used to have "Houston Wrestling" as a kid, I think it was probably the precursur to the modern thing! Cyclone Anaya! and many more! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #11 July 29, 2005 Looks like a VERY young Vince McMahon. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #12 July 29, 2005 My personal favorite wrestler of all time is Ravishing Rick Rude. He had a way of getting the audience so intensely pissed off that I can only hope to achieve a fraction of that in Speakers Corner. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #13 July 29, 2005 QuoteLooks like George "The Animal" Steel. edited to add: Forgot to add: ...plus Bobby "the Brain" Heenan. Walt That was Classy Fred Blassie, not Heenan. Blassie was famous for his zingers, like "you pencil-necked geek!" Blassie was one heck of a show-man, even after his wrestling days were over and he did mostly managing. I watched a lot of wrestling myself back in the late 70's, although down here in the south, World Championship Wrestling and its predecessor (based in Atlanta) was the big deal. I remember a little about AWA, and once met wrestlers George "the animal" Steele, Brad Reignhans (sp?) and one other guy on a plane from Detroit to Memphis. I had a nice talk with them. George was a weird one though. No one was sitting in front of him so he pushed the seat back over to a horizontal position and used it as a leg rest. I don't think the flight attendant was too amused, but she didn't complain until it was time to get ready for landing. I once saw Arn Anderson running to the bathroom in a terminal at the Atlanta airport, and he was plenty big. Bigger than I thought. Oh yeah, I also met The Iron Shiek there recently. My, how time has ravaged his body. It was almost pitiful to see him getting pushed around in a wheelchair. But he broke into a toothy grin when our eyes locked. Yeah, pro wrestling's pretty much fake and choreographed, but you do have to be pretty strong to pick 300+ pound gorillas and body-slam them and do many other moves, and learn how to fall without getting hurt. Once in a while a wrestler do get hurt, usually a torn ACL or ligament or something. As for the blood-fests more prevalent today, they usually have some kind of object to make cuts to start the bleeding whenever a foreign object is used, like a steel chair shot to the head. However, if I were facing somebody like Batista (scary dude), I would not want to be the target of his repeated chair hits on my back! He's relentless, but I love the way he is in the ring, take no shit and no prisoners. About all we can watch on TV nowadays is WWE. Wrestling has gotten pretty trashy over the years, and now we have these WWE Diva (more like Bimbo) competitions, and I would rather see more wrestling action. Oh well, on the plus side, Animal, from the Road Warriors and Legion of Doom team, that was so dominant in the 80s and early 90's, has made a return to the ring in recent weeks. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #14 July 29, 2005 links: George "The Animal" Steel Bobby "The Brain" Heenen Classy Fredd Blassie Brad Rheingans Arn Anderson Iron Sheik Baron Von Raschke Ravishing Rick Rude Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #15 July 29, 2005 My brothers and I used to play this game where we beat up Dusty Rhodes. We drew him on this big piece of foam and threw him around. Aaah, the good ol' days. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mayberry 0 #16 July 29, 2005 QuoteDusty Rhodes Wow, that's old school!! My favorite back then was Chief "Wahoo" McDaniels, remember him?? DonDon Here's to friends! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #17 July 29, 2005 QuoteMy brothers and I used to play this game where we beat up Dusty Rhodes. We drew him on this big piece of foam and threw him around. Aaah, the good ol' days. Remember his favorite move, I think it was the Atomic Elbow. He was one of my favorite wrestlers in the 70's and 80's. Had a long rivalry with Ric Flair. Damn, Ric is STILL wrestling! Not full-time though, but every now and then, he laces up his boots and puts on the grandest robes for a match where he proceeds to reprise his role as the Dirtiest Player in the Game. WHOOOO! Damn, he looks like he's almost 60! Hulk Hogan has come out of retirement, if maybe only briefly, since he's been challenged by The Heart Break Kid (Shawn Michaels) to a match to decide who's the all-time greatest show-stopper. Hogan's counter-challenge was this "whatcha gonna do brother, when Hulkamania destroys you?" Hogan even has a show on VH-1 called "Hogan Knows Best". If you've seen The Osbournes on MTV, it's almost the same, but with a LOT LESS "bleeps". Maybe not as funny, but more down to earth. Other wrestlers back in the old days that I remember: Sting The Four Horsemen (including Ric Flair) Sid Vicious (he was crazy!) Cowboy Bob Orton (his son Randy Orton is on WWE's Smackdown, and is already a former world champion, and youngest ever). The Rock-n-Roll Express (tag team) Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) Jake "the snake" Roberts (with the python in his bag) Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (who could forget that steel cage match where he leapt off the top of the 15 foot high cage for a frog splash on his opponent, only to have the opponent roll out at the last second? Snuka went to the hospital with broken ribs, IIRC) So many more I can't remember them all. Good times! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #18 July 29, 2005 QuoteBaron von Raschke Walt Don't let him get you with "The CLAW!!" Edited to add that I can still do the little "pre-claw" ditty he did before applying the move. It's odd how small stuff like that stays in your mind after all those years. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #19 July 29, 2005 My favorite was Eddie Graham. http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com/pages/bios/halloffame/egrahambio.html Went to high school with his son, Mike - helluva a nice guy. Back then we had the Von Braun brothers, Sam Steamboat, Gorgeous George, and many others.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #20 July 29, 2005 QuoteSting The Four Horsemen (including Ric Flair) Sid Vicious (he was crazy!) Cowboy Bob Orton (his son Randy Orton is on WWE's Smackdown, and is already a former world champion, and youngest ever). The Rock-n-Roll Express (tag team) Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) Jake "the snake" Roberts (with the python in his bag) Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (who could forget that steel cage match where he leapt off the top of the 15 foot high cage for a frog splash on his opponent, only to have the opponent roll out at the last second? Snuka went to the hospital with broken ribs, IIRC) Dude, how could you forget the VonEriks and the Freebirds?? Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #21 July 29, 2005 Quotebaron_madDog2.jpg (69.5 KB) Maurice Vachon.. aka Mad Dog Vachon Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RastaRicanAir 0 #22 July 29, 2005 Weird. Did you watch the same Biography on Andre the Giant I did just yesterday? Yeah, the Golden Age is always nice to revisit. But I just have to add: [I]E...C...W........E....C....W.......!!! [/B] And, if I may: E...C....F*CKIN' W!!![/B]OrFunV/LocoBoca Rodriguez/Sonic Grieco/Muff Brother #4411 -"and ladies....messin with Robbie is venturing into territory you cant even imagine!-cuz Robbie is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #23 July 29, 2005 Yeah! Watched it...one big-assed dude, eh?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RastaRicanAir 0 #24 July 29, 2005 Pretty sad when a skydiver is watching TV going: "y'know? That guy really knew how to live LIFE."OrFunV/LocoBoca Rodriguez/Sonic Grieco/Muff Brother #4411 -"and ladies....messin with Robbie is venturing into territory you cant even imagine!-cuz Robbie is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #25 July 29, 2005 QuoteOther wrestlers back in the old days that I remember: Sting The Four Horsemen (including Ric Flair) Sid Vicious (he was crazy!) Cowboy Bob Orton (his son Randy Orton is on WWE's Smackdown, and is already a former world champion, and youngest ever). The Rock-n-Roll Express (tag team) Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) Jake "the snake" Roberts (with the python in his bag) Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (who could forget that steel cage match where he leapt off the top of the 15 foot high cage for a frog splash on his opponent, only to have the opponent roll out at the last second? Snuka went to the hospital with broken ribs, IIRC) So many more I can't remember them all. Good times! I saw a documentary a while back, "Beyond the Mat", that is an absolute "must see" for fans of the old-time wrestlers. It's really sad to see "Jake the Snake" with a crack habit. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
